MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted of Russia’s military might on Sunday during a naval parade in Saint Petersburg on the occasion of the 325th anniversary of the Russian Navy.
In his speech, Putin stressed that Russia continues to successfully develop new weapons and that the Navy has everything necessary to “protect the homeland and national interests.”
The Kremlin chief referred in particular to high-precision hypersonic weapons, which “still have no analogues in the world and continue to be constantly perfected.”
“We are capable of detecting any enemy target under water, on the sea surface or in the air and, if necessary, deal an irreversible blow,” said Putin upon receiving the fifth major stop of the Navy in Saint Petersburg in his hometown. since the disintegration of the USSR.
More than fifty ships, of all classes and ranks – including the latest generation nuclear submarine “Prince Vladimir” – paraded as part of the annual event on the Neva River that crosses Saint Petersburg, from the heart of the old capital of the tsars to the Gulf of Finland with the crews lined up on deck in white dress uniforms.
About 4,000 military personnel and 48 aircraft and helicopters also participated in this year’s naval parade.
According to the press release, the missile was fired by the frigate “Admiral Gorshkov” from the White Sea at a target off the Barents Sea coast.
On the occasion of Navy Day, the large trawler “Mecánico Sizov” will also be put on the keel in St. Petersburg.
Under the rearmament program, the Russian Navy will receive more than 180 new ships and vessels by 2027.
In particular, it is expected that the Navy will soon receive the Tsirkon hyperonic cruise missiles, capable of flying nine times the speed of sound, which are in the final phase of testing.
President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin held an extensive meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, at a time of tension between the US and Russia.
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